Chapter 1818

Its all on me, and I cant deny it.

I should have stepped out of the house during that Christmas dinner.

I shouldve been in the snow with the kids.

If I had, then Melon wouldnt have been taken away by Moss, Ariana said, her lips quivering.

Ive told you, this has nothing to do with you.

The blame rests solely on my shoulders, Holden said softly.

Back then, Bennett gave me a heads-up about Moss lurking in Eleymond.

He told me to be on guard.

I thought Mercy Hospital was ready for anything, and I had never expected him to sneak in.

If I had sent more men to keep watch, Melon wouldnt have been taken away.

They both clung to the weight of the blame, each unwilling to let the other shoulder it.

from crying. After restless nights spent tossing and turning, she finally succumbed to sleep in

gently patted her back, quietly keeping watch over her through the

the next

company was brimming with tasks that needed Holdens

shake the worry of

solitude would send her spiraling into dark thoughts or make

arrangements for Sonia to keep

out to Sonia, Sonia

from her injuries, she no longer needed her

Arianas ward with

for you!

at the tree outside the window, momentarily lost in

turned her head and was met with the familiar

She smiled slightly.

Im so sorry, Aria.

have been a

I didnt visit you sooner, Sonia

and getting lost in her thoughts, and he didnt want Ariana to realize that he had specially arranged for someone

balance, everyone was busy

found out they were diverting their attention to care for her, it would only deepen her

pretended not to know that Holden was at work and asked

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